Rogley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 59 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 59 ha
Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.10620, 0.60721
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bulrush, Woodsy Silk-moss, Even Scalewort +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap, Bay Bolete +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap, Bay Bolete +13 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 7.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Sphaerophoria · 16-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Ectophasia crassipennis · Greater Bulb-Fly +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Field Forklet-moss · Crenulated Flapwort
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Sphaerophoria · 16-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Ectophasia crassipennis · Greater Bulb-Fly +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Field Forklet-moss · Crenulated Flapwort
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 